The more Li Mu scolded, the angrier he became. He raised his hand and pointed towards the door, saying: "Let's go, let's go, I won't miss your few things. I don't think you can give me anything valuable, so I won't care!"
Wei Zheng was extremely embarrassed and wanted to retort, but he couldn't make sense at all. He sighed and left.
"Master Hou!" Wei Yingluo suddenly knelt on the ground: "Yingluo, please, please don't scold my father. He is my father after all."
"Oh, why are you kneeling down again?" Li Mu reached out to pull Wei Yingluo. Li Zhien saw it from the side and quickly came over to block Li Mu's hand. While reaching out to pull Wei Yingluo, he said to Pearl: "Why are you crying?
, it’s not your father, why didn’t you pull her up? She was crying, kneeling and begging. If people passing by heard it, they would think we were bullying others."
Pearl heard what she said and quickly pulled Wei Yingluo up together with Li Zhien. Seeing this, Bai Qiaoqiao also advised: "Husband, Wei Gong is here to congratulate you after all. There is no reason to drive her away. Besides, Yingluo still has face."
, It’s not good to be like this. It’s better to accept the gift and have a casual dinner together later. Even if it’s not a treat, it must be polite and thoughtful.”
Li Mu sighed and said: "Old Wei, look at your daughter! How filial! Look at my wife, how reasonable! Why do such outstanding people gather around me, but not around you?
, just some bastards who chew their tongues all day long? Haven’t you thought about it carefully? The right way will help you a lot, but the wrong way will help you little. Those who are close to red will be red and those who are close to ink will be black. You, there is something wrong with your life!"
Wei Zheng ignored Li Mu's cynicism, handed over the calligraphy treasure he was holding, and said: "I have nothing to offer, but I wrote a calligraphy, so I can treat it as a congratulatory gift."
"Another air of honesty and self-profession. I miss your calligraphy? Didn't you see the plaque hanging on the door of my shop? It was inscribed by His Majesty himself, stamped with the imperial seal of the country, and he retired with the country.
Do you understand? Your bad words are worth mentioning?"
"I came in through the back door. I didn't see the plaque on the front door." Wei Zheng had been dealing with Li Mu for a long time, and he also knew some ways to deal with him. He couldn't explain or argue, so he just risked his life. There was nothing he could do.
Sure enough, Li Mu was at his wits end. There is a saying that goes, if you don't have shame, you will be invincible. When Wei Zheng lets go of his face, he really feels a bit invincible. He can't really ask people to beat Wei Zheng out regardless of Wei Yingluo's feelings.
, Let’s just talk about the matter itself. It was well known to everyone that Wei Zheng had no money, and people rushed to congratulate him, but he was beaten out. What does this mean? It means that Zhulu Hou, who talks about money as dirt all day long, has poor money.
Now! Once this reputation spreads, where will you put your face?
I can't do it, I can't do it...
Li Mu snorted coldly, stretched out his hand to take Wei Zheng's calligraphy treasure, pulled away the red thread and took a look at it, and said: "Caiyuan Guangjin? You put it like this, when I, Li Mu, do business, who is not Caiyuan Guangjin? Come on, I'm too lazy to follow.
You are so needy and careless, if you open a shop in the future, I will also give you a pair of my calligraphy treasures, which must be bigger than this piece of paper, as a courtesy!"
With that said, Li Mu handed the calligraphy treasure to Li Zhien and said: "Keeping accounts, Zheng Guogong Wei Zheng, no blank paper, one piece of paper, four words!"
Li Zhien suppressed his laughter and recorded the account as Li Mu said.
After Li Mu finished recording the accounts, he looked at Wei Zheng and said, "Okay, Old Wei, I accept your wishes. You... please do as you please. Why are you still here? Do you really want to stay?"
Come down for dinner? You can't write more than ten words on paper and ink. How dare you come with us to the heaven and earth to eat a meal worth ten dollars?"
"Etiquette." Now that he had put down his face, Wei Zheng had nothing to worry about. The old man said two words on the ground, as if he was unwilling to leave.
"I'm really impressed by you. How old are you? Why are you so old? You've become a scoundrel in the market. After all, you're also a censor. How can you bring shame to the Tang Dynasty?"
"I have something to discuss with you, and I gave you a gift. It's natural for me to give you a meal. This is the first time I've given you a gift in my life."
Li Mu laughed angrily and said: "So I still have to accept the favor? I don't care how many times you give a gift, you deserve it! You must be asking me for something, what favor should I receive from you?"
Seeing that Li Mu was about to get angry again, Bai Qiaoqiao quickly stopped him and said, "Okay, stop arguing. Xiaojiu, please send Mr. Wei to wait in the heaven and earth first. Yingluo and Pearl will also go over. You haven't seen each other for many days.
There’s a lot to say. Xiaojiu, when you get there, tell the kitchen to prepare the food, clean up here and then go over, it won’t take long.”
Dugujiu nodded and looked at Li Mu questioningly. Li Mu waved his hand impatiently. Dugujiu extended his hand to signal and boarded the carriage with Wei Zheng and Wei Yingluo.
"What the hell!" Li Mu watched the carriage leave, took another sip, and said, "Look at his arrogant look, it looks like I'm asking him to do something! How shameless do you have to be to ask your enemy for help?"
Son!"
"Oh, husband..." Bai Qiaoqiao coaxed: "After all, he is an important minister of the court and Yingluo's father. In front of Yingluo, you have to show some kindness, otherwise how will you let Yingluo deal with herself?
"
"I don't care how she lives her life, she's just a maid in my house. I still have to look up to her?"
When Li Zhien heard this from behind Li Mu, he couldn't help but secretly laugh for a moment. He was afraid that Li Mu would watch, so he quickly turned his back to him.
Bai Qiaoqiao said helplessly: "Why do you have to say such cruel words? My husband is obviously a kind person."
"Who told you I'm kind?"
Bai Qiaoqiao blinked and said, "I've always felt this way in my heart."
Li Mu suddenly laughed, hugged Bai Qiaoqiao in his arms, gave her a kiss, and said: "I can't hide it from Madam's discerning eyes. Your husband, my biggest weakness is my kindness. Alas, sooner or later I will suffer the consequences.
But no matter what, I am just kind, I am too kind.”
Wanting to praise himself a bit, Zhang Tianai passed by with a money box in his arms and said coldly: "Don't be tired, hurry up and help with the work. If you delay, you will have to eat lunch at night."
Bai Qiaoqiao blushed with shame, broke away from Li Mu's arms, and went to help. Li Mu didn't move, and shouted: "I am the head of the family, let me work? I won't do it, so what?"
"Oh, useless man, it's not that you won't do it, I don't think you can move it!" The voice came from the warehouse, full of disdain.
"You look down on me? You haven't understood the power of my Qilin Arm. I only have a few small boxes. Do you believe I can move two at a time?"
"I don't believe it!"
"I'll move it to you!"
Li Mu ran to the front yard angrily, and soon came back with a box under his arm. He glared at Zhang Tianai in a demonstrative manner and walked past her triumphantly.
Zhang Tianai glanced at Bai Qiaoqiao and said, "Sister, aren't our husbands a little stupid?"
Bai Qiaoqiao smiled and said: "He is coaxing you, my sister is stupid, you can't even see it."
"Coax me?" Zhang Tianai was stunned and said: "You said he did it on purpose! Why is this person like this? I'm so angry!" After saying that, Zhang Tianai was about to rush into the warehouse to settle the account with Li Mu, but Bai Qiaoqiao quickly stopped her.
Said: "Sister should be happy. Your husband is willing to spend time coaxing you. Doesn't it mean that your husband cares about you? If he doesn't care about someone, he won't bother to bother."
"Huh?" Zhang Tianai frowned and asked doubtfully, "Is that so? He cares about me?"
"Of course, when I first met my sister, my husband said that my sister is an unusual woman, with a heroic appearance, and is more heroic than a man."
It turns out you noticed me so early.
Zhang Tianai suddenly felt a little shy. When he saw Li Mu coming out of the warehouse, he didn't dare to look at him.
Li Mu walked past Zhang Tianai and thought to himself, what's wrong with this silly woman? Why is she so nervous? She looked at Bai Qiaoqiao, who gave him a wink. Li Mu shook his head helplessly and went to help move things again.
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After working for about a while, all the money was moved to the warehouse. Li Mu called Ergou back, and he and his brothers had already finished their meal at Bai Naoer's place and came back to guard the warehouse.
Li Mu led everyone to the heaven and earth, and several people were already waiting. His two good disciples, Chang Sun Chong and Li Tai, as well as his oxen and horses Wang Pu, and stepbrother Tang Guan were all here, and his
Wang Jingze, the lackey under the sect, originally wanted to come over to support him, but was stopped by Li Mu. In the current situation, it is not appropriate to walk too close, as it would not be good for others to see him.
In addition to these people, there were Wang Ou and Cheng Yaojin. But there was one person who came to Li Mu's surprise. Kong Yingda, the old man did not follow the courtesy, but he was also at the table.
Kong Yingda is Li Mu's first enemy. The two have been fighting each other since they met, and now they are fighting with each other a little emotionally. I don't know if it is in compliance with the principle that things must turn against each other when they are extreme. Anyway, when Li Mu sees Kong Yingda now, he is not like before.
I thought it was an eyesore. Instead, I started to appreciate this stubborn old man.
But no matter what, it is impossible not to follow the etiquette. Wei Zheng must be poor and stingy, he even sent a picture of calligraphy. Kong Yingda is not short of money, he is a descendant of Kong Sheng. The Kong family has been favored by the emperor in all dynasties.
There was a lot of rewards, money, and land. Moreover, Kong Yingda had been teaching and educating people for decades, and had thousands of disciples. Even if he showed some filial piety, he could not spend it all, and he was not short of money at all.
If you have money and don't follow the courtesy, that's a problem.
The more Li Mu thought about it, the angrier he became. He ignored the others and went straight to Kong Yingda. He slammed the table and knocked up the tea cup in front of Kong Yingda. He stretched out his hand and said: "Old Kong, you are just drinking tea here. Where is my gift money?"
Already?"
"Here it is!" Kong Yingda bent down and picked up a wooden box from the ground and said, "I carefully prepared this for you. You can use it."
"Can I use it?" Li Mu reached out and opened the box. He was stunned for a moment, looked back at Wei Zheng, and laughed: "Old Wei, you're done! After the spring of next year, you can't escape this master!"